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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
About
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) is one of the largest trusts in the UK, caring for people with a wide range of physical and mental health needs. We have approximately 7,000 staff who provide healthcare to a third of London's population and across wider geographical areas, including Milton Keynes, Kent, Surrey and Hampshire.
As a Foundation Trust we involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run and our future development. If you are interested in becoming a member of our Foundation Trust please visit: www.cnwl.nhs.uk
(source: Central and North West London NHS Foundation NHS Trust website)
Contact
- Address
- 350 Euston Road
- Regent's Place
- London
- London
- NW1 3AX
- Contact Number
- 02032145700
CAMHS Practitioner- Youth Justice Service Liaison
Accepting applications until: 09-Nov-2026 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 09-Nov-2026 23:59
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- 1B Beatrice Place
- Cyfeiriad
- Marloes Road
- Tref
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Cod post
- W8 5LP
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Oriau
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Salary
- Cyflog
- £58,133 - £65,261 per annum inc HCAS Pro Rata
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (NHS AfC: Band 7)
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service - CAMHS
CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.
We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page
Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Trosolwg o'r swydd
KC CAMHS have an exiting opportunity to work within CAMHS services to support CYP involved in the Youth Offending system accessing CAMHS services.
We are recruiting a dedicated CAMHS Practitioner with experience in working with young people involved in the youth offending system to support and improve mental health outcomes for young people and their families within KC CAMHS Youth Justice Service (YJS). The postholder will ensure that this cohort is well co-ordinated, taking on case management and co-working with the YJS service, as well as providing direct intervention for the young people. In addition, the postholders’ might collaborate with wider CAMHS initiatives and complete clinical work within the CAMHS service.
We are looking for the right candidate who can work within the youth offending context whilst also maintaining the CAMHS perspective and play a key link role between these two services. If you think you have the skills to take up this role we want to hear from you. You would join an established and supportive team and a service which places training and development high on the agenda.
The postholder will be expected to work either from KC CAMHS or the Youth Justice Service at least 80% of their time. They will be supported by supervisors in both services.
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The post holder will be jointly responsible for maintaining a collaborative and productive relationship with YJS colleagues within the local authority, managing expectations of service delivery and co-hold risks to the young people known to the service.
We are looking for a highly motivated professional with previous experience of working with young people. You will take a lead role in working with local agencies, the private sector and the voluntary sector. We would welcome applications from candidates with lived experience of the justice system.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
KC CAMHS team is staffed by a large multi-disciplinary team of clinicians. We aim to provide an accessible, flexible and responsive local service for patients and professionals working with children in the area using the whole range of therapeutic interventions, including behavioural, systemic, psycho-dynamic, group and multi-family work as well as neuro-developmental approaches.
If you want to join this supportive and innovative team and are looking for a challenging career development then we look forward to hearing from you.
Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
The purpose of the role is to provide a CAMHS service to the Youth Justice Service as required by Crime and Disorder act 1998, to ensure children and young people in contact with youth justice service are provided with mental health services.
The YJS worker will compliment an existing coordinated approach by developing and supporting systems to ensure that when a young person enters the youth justice system, the JYS has within it the skill and capacity to ensure that their mental health needs are taken into consideration and addressed effectively. The post holder will ensure that a young person in contact with the youth justice system will have the same access to a comprehensive health service (both mental and physical health) as any other young person within the general population.
The post holder will provide assessment, early intervention and referral to a range of primary and secondary health care services and target service users with a view to developing robust assessment and health planning systems with a view to establishing a whole systems approach to healthcare and treatment for this often difficult to reach client group.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
AI can be used as a support tool, not a replacement for the applicant’s own work. Applications must remain personal, accurate, and reflective of the candidate’s real experience. AI-generated content must not misrepresent skills, qualifications, or experience. Over reliance on AI-generated content is discouraged and may diminish the applicant's chances of success.
We monitor applications for any behaviour that could create an unfair advantage, and we check all references carefully. You are likely to be tested on your experience at interview, so be honest and make sure all the information in your application is correct. Please note that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is prohibited during the interview process.
Vaccination
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
- Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
- Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system
- Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.
- If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Professional Health or Social Care qualification at postgraduate level
- Hold current registration with a regulated professional body/ organisation eg HCP, NMC
- Evidence of formal post graduate learning within a relevant CYPS/CAMHS setting
Meini prawf dymunol
- CYP IAPT Training
- Post-qualification training in teaching & supervision
- Recent safeguarding children training
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Level of expected specialist clinical skills, competency and knowledge base will be directly related to post qualification clinical experience.
- Demonstrate extensive, post qualification experience of providing highly specialist and profession based as well as evidence-based interventions within a clinical/therapeutic setting.
- Demonstrate extensive experience and clinical expertise in delivering the above related to working with children and young people with needs and in relation to placements
- Demonstrate extensive experience and clinical expertise and be able to take a lead role on the provision of a high-quality specialist service (including consultation, assessment and therapeutic intervention) high-quality specialist service (including consultation, assessment and therapeutic intervention)
- Demonstrate extensive experience and high levels of competency regarding CAMHS care coordination, including managing highly vulnerable children and young people with complex, multi-agency needs
- Demonstrate extensive experience and clinical expertise regarding assessing and managing children and young people with high clinical risk needs, including undertaking risk assessments and safety planning
- Demonstrate experience and specialist professional and clinical practice.
- Contribute to service to demonstrate experience and specialist professional consultancy and training to partner agencies elopment initiatives
- Demonstrate experience and expertise regarding delivering CAMHS clinical supervision and consultation to a range of staff
Professional/Managerial/Specalist Knowledge
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Level of expected specialist clinical skills, competency and knowledge base will be directly related to post qualification clinical experience.
- Demonstrate specialist knowledge and reasoning regarding a range of evidenced-based professional interventions, including current best practice related to a CAMHS setting.
- Demonstrate experience and clinical expertise regarding multi agency therapeutic wsafeguarding. This will include providing multi-agency consultation, training and joint care planning orking, including
- Demonstrate detailed and expert knowledge of relevant legislation and national policies/guidance in relation to mental health issues, youth offending and learning disability needs with children and young people
- Demonstrate knowledge of issues related to equality, diversity and anti-discriminatory practice
- Demonstrate specialist knowledge and experience of working with parental mental health or learning disability issues and the impact when working with children and young people
- Demonstrate specialist knowledge of using routine outcome measurements including evaluating service experience against expected outcomes.
Meini prawf dymunol
- Robust clinical knowledge of adult mental health problems
- Gained theoretical and practical knowledge (specific to the relevant area of work) that is significantly beyond expected professional core levels
PERSONAL SKILLS ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Commitment to extend specialist CAMHS related clinical skills as required through reflective practice, CPD opportunities and other initiatives
- Ability to form good working relationships with others in a multidisciplinary setting
- Demonstrate effective clinical leadership skills and commitment and take an active role within CAMHS continuous improvement cycles and implementing learning across the service. This includes active involvement within service developments and other innovative ways of working
- Excellent standard of verbal, written communication and report writing skills
- Ability to operate within an unpredictable work pattern
Other
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Ability to work flexible hours/out of hours as requested by CAMHS Management to meet needs of service
- Able to attend and participate in all mandatory and statutory training events
Meini prawf dymunol
- This is a community based post and therefore a valid UK driving licence plus the use of own transport for business purposes is desirable.
Documents
- Job Description (PDF, 128.4KB)
- Person Specification (PDF, 256.7KB)
- Candidate Pack (PDF, 858.8KB)
- Accommodation Information for New Starters (PDF, 120.6KB)
- CNWL Staff Networks (PDF, 320.0KB)
- CNWL Values (PDF, 182.9KB)
- CNWL Reward and Wellbeing Handbook 2020 (PDF, 1.1MB)
- CNWL Staff Charter (PDF, 684.7KB)
- CNWL Culture SCARF Behaviour Framework (PDF, 710.2KB)
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- Nat Figueroa
- Teitl y swydd
- Team Manager
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 02033173599
- Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais
When contacting us about this post please reference ' JYS CAMHS role' in the subject line.
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